The Research Centre in Evolutionary Anthropology and Palaeoecology pursue knowledge and seek evidence in the areas of: social behaviour, ecology and conservation; human variation and adaptability; human evolution; and forensic anthropology. Find out more about each specific area of interest.
View the current PhD projects within the Research Centre in Evolutionary Anthropology and Palaeoecology to find out the type of work our PhD students undertake. Plus, find out how to apply for a PhD within the Centre.
Watch Professor of English Joe Moran speak about shyness as a condition “ignored” in the current wave of attention on mental health and wellbeing.
Immersive Technology: Using research from Human-Computer Interaction to support business
The Critical Research Seminars are a series of talks and debates that examine social policy. Seminar topics include: policing, youth justice, prison policy, drugs policy, death in custody and violence against women.
Within the Research Centre for Brain and Behaviour we are involved in research which looks at perception, attention, emotion, learning and memory, sensory and motor processes, and includes animal models of neurobehavioral research. We investigate cognitive and brain mechanisms in psychologically and neurologically intact animals and humans, and the disruption of these processes caused by drugs, brain damage, ageing or atypical development.
In the Brain and Behaviour Research Group within RISES, we study human motor behaviour from the neural level through to perception and cognition. Our two main areas of research are sensorimotor neuroscience and expert performance and learning.
The Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism Group within RISES are involved in health, wellbeing, recovery and sporting performance. Our research into exercise metabolism and adaptation is applicable to the design of interventions that improve human health.
Some of the members within the Research Centre in Evolutionary Anthropology and Palaeoecology present their research findings on television programmes, including National Geographic, and at various conferences. Watch videos about human evolution, conservation strategies, animal behaviour and forensic practices.
In the Research Centre in Evolutionary Anthropology and Palaeoecology we're commited to conducting research at the frontiers of biological anthropology, catalysed by discovery-oriented field research. Find out about our expertise in social behaviour, ecology and conservation; human variation and evolution and forensic anthropology. Meet the researchers, read our publications and case studies and find out how you can work with us.